NEW DELHI, Sept 22, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Over two dozen special police
officers (SPOs) in India-controled Kashmir have reportedly resigned, fearing
for their lives, in the aftermath of alleged killing of three SPOs by
suspected militants in the area on Friday, media reports said Saturday.
Though, the country’s home ministry, which looks after the internal
security, denied the resignations saying such reports were “untrue”.
Videos of a few SPOs have gone viral on social media showing them saying
that they are putting in their papers. In one of these videos a cop is seen
as saying: “I am scared due to the prevailing situation and I am resigning
from the job. I have made an affidavit and brought the resignation form. On
Thursday I visited the department for approval of my resignation.”
The union home ministry termed the news of these resignations as untrue and
“false propaganda”.
“Reports have appeared in a section of media that some SPOs in Jammu and
Kashmir have resigned. J&K Police have confirmed that these reports are
untrue & motivated. These reports are based on false propaganda by
mischievous elements,” said a statement issued by the ministry.
According to the union home ministry, as many as 28 militants had been
neutralized this year alone, as a result of which the militants’ motives had
been frustrated.
Only on Friday morning as many as three policemen were abducted and killed
by militants in Kashmir’s Shopian district. The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, a
terrorist group, had threatened these men warning them to quit their jobs or
face consequences.
The tweeter handle run by the Kashmir Zone Police, said – “We have lost 3
of our brave colleagues in a barbaric terror strike. Our tribute to the 3
martyred soldiers – Nisar Ahmad, Firdous Kuchay & Kulwant Singh. We condemn
this inhuman act and assure that all the culprits shall be dealt under law.”